Days of Future Past casts Quicksilver who will also appear in Avengers 2

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Days of Future Past casts Quicksilver who will also appear in Avengers 2

Direct quote by Singer. This is on the heels of Josh Whedon saying Quicksilver will appear in the Avengers.

Why are Fox and Marvel having a showdown over 'X-Men' and 'The Avengers 2'?

Ever since the record-annihilating opening weekend of "The Avengers" last year, I've been hearing speculation and questions about whether or not other studios who have the rights to certain Marvel characters would end up trying to strike a deal with Disney and Marvel Studios to include those characters in some sort of cross-over situation that would allow them to appear in a future "Avengers" film.

At the moment, I would not bet on that happening with 20th Century Fox.

This is not a situation where the two different companies are working together to try and create a sense of a larger shared world. In fact, if either of them could get the other to back off, they would. The thing is, Bryan Singer has designed a sequence that he feels only works with Quicksilver, and Joss Whedon feels that there is a pressing reason for Quicksilver to show up in "The Avengers 2," and so what we're going to see is a legally-negotiated stand-off in which we'll get two totally different versions of one character. While they may act like things are amicable in public, HitFix sources say otherwise.

Singer has just cast Evan Peters as Quicksilver for "X-Men: Days Of Future Past." He's shooting first, so presumably, he will win the showdown in terms of being the first to define the character on film. Marvel has larger plans for the character, though, and wants to use him for more than just one action sequence. The way the arrangement works, Marvel Studios cannot refer to the character as a "mutant," and they can't mention Magneto at all. Likewise, Fox can't make any reference to The Avengers in their film.

That means they'll have to either explain his powers in a different way in "The Avengers 2," or they'll just have to make no mention of his origin at all. At this point, there are so many characters in "Days Of Future Past" that it seems odd they'd end up in a pissing match with Marvel about who gets to use a character who, let's face it, 90% of the audience for either franchise has never heard of.

This is the first time this has happened, and there is still time for Fox to blink. If they push forward and allow Singer to include the character, there's a chance they're burning down any future cooperation with Marvel, who have proven themselves to be hard negotiators who aren't afraid to flex whatever muscle they have.

Right now, the rumor is that Saoirse Ronan is in the mix as a possible Scarlet Witch for "The Avengers 2," and there's no word yet on who Marvel will cast as Quicksilver for their film, or even what age range we're talking about. What is obvious is that the battles off-screen are going to be just as interesting as the battles on-screen this time around, and we'll be paying close attention to see how Fox handles things.

Nothing will come of this as Quicksilver will end up in both movies. As long as Marvel doesn't mention him as being a mutant or in the same conversation as the X-Men then they will be fine.

Oh I'm sure that's what'll happen. However, I doubt Marvel is happy about it. From their standpoint, they said they were going to use him first, and now Fox has thrown him into DOFP which is coming out before Avengers 2. And of course there'll be inevitable comparisons. I just don't see it being a good situation where Marvel isn't upset with Fox. I mean they basically added him in late in production for 1 scene.

Also, I'm not that happy about this. Both Fox and Marvel essentially get half of Quicksilver instead of getting the character with his full backstory.

Oh I'm sure that's what'll happen. However, I doubt Marvel is happy about it. From their standpoint, they said they were going to use him first, and now Fox has thrown him into DOFP which is coming out before Avengers 2. And of course there'll be inevitable comparisons. I just don't see it being a good situation where Marvel isn't upset with Fox. I mean they basically added him in late in production for 1 scene.

Also, I'm not that happy about this. Both Fox and Marvel essentially get half of Quicksilver instead of getting the character with his full backstory.

It is a **** move by Fox. I'm pretty sure its also what they done in X-Men 3 where we got vague characters credited as known superheroes like Psylocke even though they were originally written to be generic mutants.

I never understood why they couldn't try to have some kind of connection between X-men universe and the Avengers. I get that the rights are owned by different companies but why not try to find a common ground which could lead to more interesting movies. After all they're both Marvel. Imagine Iron Man (Downey Jr) and Wolverine(Jackman) in the same movie.

Yeah for Days of Future Past. I don't think Whedon has even finished his script for Avengers 2 yet. So there's no doubt DOFP is going to beat the Avengers to the punch with casting Quicksilver first.

With that said, if Marvel really wanted to stick it to FOX, they could cast Quicksilver in one of the upcoming Marvel movies. Don't know how they'd get him in Thor Dark World but that obviously comes out before DOFP.

I never understood why they couldn't try to have some kind of connection between X-men universe and the Avengers. I get that the rights are owned by different companies but why not try to find a common ground which could lead to more interesting movies. After all they're both Marvel. Imagine Iron Man (Downey Jr) and Wolverine(Jackman) in the same movie.

Completely agree. I'd just love it if they could somehow work out a deal to come up with 1 big shared universe. It'd open up the Cinematic Universe to so many possibilities. And its not like either studio wouldn't benefit, they'd both rake in the cash.

Unfortunately, there's no way that happens since it seems both companies are more likely to stab each other in the back then attempt to negotiate for a shared universe.

Yeah for Days of Future Past. I don't think Whedon has even finished his script for Avengers 2 yet. So there's no doubt DOFP is going to beat the Avengers to the punch with casting Quicksilver first.

With that said, if Marvel really wanted to stick it to FOX, they could cast Quicksilver in one of the upcoming Marvel movies. Don't know how they'd get him in Thor Dark World but that obviously comes out before DOFP.

Originally Posted by PatsSoxKnicks

Completely agree. I'd just love it if they could somehow work out a deal to come up with 1 big shared universe. It'd open up the Cinematic Universe to so many possibilities. And its not like either studio wouldn't benefit, they'd both rake in the cash.

Unfortunately, there's no way that happens since it seems both companies are more likely to stab each other in the back then attempt to negotiate for a shared universe.

It is both really sad and stupid by all parties. It would only benefit both everybody to just work together on these things. Don't these other companies see how much money Marvel is pulling in from these films? And all they have to do is work out a deal where they do a swap of rights if only just for a film at a time.

For example they let Marvel have Hugh Jackman as Wolverine for the Avengers 2 movie and in return Marvel lets use say the Hulk or Thor or another character in one of their films. How sweet would it be to see the one screen interactions between Wolverine and Iron Man?